If football can come back in any capacity before August — FIFA are now proposing a fundamental change to our game where clubs would be allowed to use FIVE subs during a game instead of three.
The thought behind the move looms to protect players health by not overexposing them during games and allowing more players to carry the load of a heavy schedule as they look to see out the season.
BBC Journo, Chris McLaughlin confirms this could come into play.
FIFA proposing 5 substitutions during a game, when football returns. Move due to concerns over congested match calendars.
— Chris McLaughlin (@BBCchrismclaug) April 27, 2020
While many leagues have a desire to restart and finish their season before August — with some even putting plans in to action — there are still no guarantees.
The Scottish game put six subgroups in place this week to try and find a way forward to get games played over the summer — if it did happen, Celtic could be using a lot more squad players. Maybe even Shved would get a game!
